Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: u_ether: Re-attach netif device to mirror detachment

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On Thu, Dec 28, 2023 at 10:59:59PM +0100, Luca Weiss wrote:
> On Montag, 18. Dezember 2023 17:45:33 CET Richard Acayan wrote:
> > In 6.7-rc1, there was a netif_device_detach call added to the
> > gether_disconnect function. This clears the __LINK_STATE_PRESENT bit of
> > the netif device and suppresses pings (ICMP messages) and TCP connection
> > requests from the connected host. If userspace temporarily disconnects
> > the gadget, such as by temporarily removing configuration in the gadget
> > configfs interface, network activity should continue to be processed
> > when the gadget is re-connected. Mirror the netif_device_detach call
> > with a netif_device_attach call in gether_connect to fix re-connecting
> > gadgets.
> 
> (+Cc Thorsten Leemhuis)
> 
> This appears to fix the regression on a 6.7-rc5-based build for
> qcom-msm8974pro-fairphone-fp2, that the NCM network gadget doesn't work.
> I've also heard reports from qcom-sdm845 and a PXA1908-based phone (if
> I see this correctly) about issues on 6.7.
> 
> In postmarketOS on the device side the usb0 interface doesn't get the IP
> address assigned correctly it seems, but it seems to behave a bit
> inconsistently - but always broken.
> 
> Anyways, with this patch everything looks good again. I hope this makes
> it for 6.7 final still.

It will have to wait until 6.8-rc1, sorry.




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